Oyster-carrier.



No. 883,298'. PATBNTBD MAY 19, 1908. a. o. BBNDBR.

UYSTER CARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2s, 1901.

Speoixeation of Lettore Potent.

Fort-exited 'iiziy 17.9,' 19m?.

Application filed July 28, '.l'f. Serial io. 335,229.

To all whom 'it may conoem: A l B it known that i, ROBERT C. BEHEER, o citizen of the United Sebes, and reeideil, oi: St. Louis, Missoiifi, have invented ceilein new sind A4useful improvements io @pleo Barriers, ol which Athe following il, o .igiochioa'zioii containing o full, clelia", find oxeo, de

.soripliom refeieiioe boing bodrio the eccompaoyiog drawings, ioiming e, perl heo'of,

My invention relates; to en, oyster oevier, my object being to provide o, simple, pensive, and com ont oook-ige and (saffier, which is equippe( with o, i'eicuhitod Wel, which adapted zo receive one or moe ow'st'ei' reoeptaoles, sind there being im annular specie between the retiouloed woll. :and lio Wall of loe conioiner, in which ife'ie packed to refrigeiete the comente of the receptacles While the package and saffier is i alreiisi, o1' sloi'afe.

A iuilgher object of my invention is lo pio videiiieaiis Wheioby the retiouleted woll is rigidly maintained in o eoiioonti'io position Within the Carrier, mid there heine; 'momie' piovidedwheiepy the oyster recopiladas. oie seele-d while positioned in tho corrie?.

To the above pur osos, my invent ion m sists in Certain ilove features of Coxistril'zl'ioo and ajrengemeni oi perle, which will he hei-einefter' more fully set forth, ointed out in the claims, and illustrated in t ie ecconiponyinT drawings, in whioh1- iguio 1 is a, vertice-l section token thfough the oenterlol e. carrier of my improved consti'uotion Fig. 21's e horizontal section token on the line 22 of' Fig. l lP 3 o perm speotive View of :i port-ion olB the i'olsiioingj Tino or hond which ie located iii the opper @mi of lie Gefrier, and which maintains the upper end of the retioulol'ed will in position; Fig. l is o. pers estive view'o :i 'portion of lh@ upper end of tie 'reticulated woll; lig. 5 .is a, horizonte-l Seotion leken on the line of Fig. i; Fig. 6 is apeispeotive View ol e por tion of the lower end of the reticulolzod wall.

Referring by numerals to the eooompimying drowingst-l designates lhehodyol the carrier, which preteiebly oonstimatod ol Wood in the form oi' o.. keg 'oi' borrel, hoviiW i fixed bolltom i2, sind the upper ond closed by a suitable lid Formed in the top sui'leoeof die bottom L is `a large, concentrioelly arranged, 13e-ocres i.; and located on the edge thereof are l; sitely disposed small ieoessee 5, The wel... 6, which is oonoenioolly ioooted on tho ioterioi of the ozirier, is Constructed of Tetieulated moiil, of of Wire Servon, oud is oi' such size tho-t en omiulei' epico 7 is formed 'hen iwi/'een 'l'.he woll of tho holly i end :li-id i'eigiciilated woll; :md ioiined integral with the lowe end of 'this well 5 is o, poil' ol' opposiely iiii'zoiiged lugs 8, isf'hioli occupy the recesses 5 when 'lle woll is arranged Winhiu the Currier.

lFormed on 01 iXed to the oppor end of the woll 6 e ring o'i bend 9, :uid foiiziod integiel with the lowoi ef le thereof is o plurality of out-Woelli? piojos?. "j luge l0. The ring oi hand il, which i upper end oi'i the ietiouleted well, is oonsbruo'ed in halves, whioh, when poeilioned logebhei, engage the outer loco ol luhl o1' hond E?, and resi imiLe-:iioiely upon de Eil. The i1ie'o, isi` oxido oic the halves oiiiiiilg 'lha iiig l l extend outward, es dein vided with imei'` nl faire 13, which lie the ioiiei fece oi the body and ik through seid eers are eye-bolts 11i., the lutter .soi-ving sie moon-e for :ilillohiog handles. lo ALhe carrier.

Formed integral iih one end oi one oi he halves of the ring l l :L log oi plete 1G, im vided with on upei'liim l?. .Located on iol) of the bottoni i2, wihin the recess al, 'n arose fi'nuio 1S, on which reels the hollow of the lowvimoet .iyeier i'eoopllu'lo. Those i'ecopian-les comprise the cylindrical hodiee 19, of suoli eine as lo readily 'lil within the iellionloled well l; ood smid bodies being viiovidcd wil/h lids 2U, there boing recesses 21 :loii'ued in said lids, in which ieecsoes are locnled hoodies 22.

ll/'heli my improved verrier is'. packed for Shipment., tho oyeiol fflwiwles. are smiled iii position. hy ummm ol o mumble l.sealing devico, suoli or; A., 'which plissee through Idie hoodie ol the op ze@ container, :uid the opel'- Lues l? in 'the pilule l. The oyster recop todos, :liter being i'illed, are positioned on top of one oootlwi', within. the reticuioted will l5, mid o'ltoi the upper i'ccoiliiclo has been smiled, ice is loclilod wihiu die annular eolico 7; and ive muy also be placed on top of vhe llpoei' ooo ol' bho ,.v'evopiovles, :Liter which the Aid il ie plowed in position, und the Qeiiier now ready iol' lmiisil oi' :Storo-ge.

During ti'ooeit he ofsiox' 'rocoxlitoelos ore rigidly .field izi o control position wihin the oeifiiei; ood, when in. such poeilion, the

ielculoed woll. l prevails rho life iroio coming; u: iwi-M ammini with the eide wolle ol the ogn-,lm ioieplwee, und cold uli is lier;

moed i2, and me pio to circulate above the uppermost receptacle, and also benee-th the lovv'ernlos.J receptacle, which letter is held elevated from the bottom 2 by means o1" the cross frame 18, thus forming e Cold eir and Water space.

The lugs engaging in the recesses 5 prevent/the reticuiated well 6 from rotating 'when in position, and the lugs l0 engaging 'beneath vthe ring l1 prevent the retieulated well from being elevated or withdrawn at the time the oyster receptacles are removed 'from the carrier.

Carrier of my improved construction is simple, strong, and dur-tibi@ comprises e minimum number of parts, can be conveniently handled, is easily re-ieed while in transit, and. the oyster 4receptacles een be very easily and conveniently removed, even While the carrier is necked with ice,

l claimz- 1. An oyster Carrier oom irising n cylindrical body, a retiouleted welll eoneentriouliy arranged within the cylindrical body, e ring fixed on the interior of the body and enga?- ing the upper end ol the retieuleted wel, means. nfhereby the retieuiated wall is held against removal ineens whereby the retieuleted Well is held :igeinst rotation Within the body.

2. An oyster Carrier, comprising e recepthrongh the 'fixed ring, and

l mele, a, ring fixed to the receptacle in the upper portion thereof7 a retieuleted Wall f :oncentrieelly Aarranged in the receptacle, end the upper end or' seid well being engaged l by the ring, lugs on the retiouleted wall beneeth the ring, and e plurality of oyster receptacles removably positioned within the retieul/ated wall.

3. 'An oyster carrier, comprising a receptavole, e retieuleted Well concentrioally erranged. therein, e ring made in mating halves fixed to the receptacle and engaging the upper end 'of the retieulated wall, means whereby the reticulated well is held against ROBERT o. BENDR.

Witnesses: l M. P. Smm, l if). L. WALLACE.

rotation lWithin the receptacle, a plurality of 

